Jean marie iieimann



(No Model.)

J. M. HEIMANN. SUSPENDABLE MATCH BOX.

No. 531,185. Pa'tehted Dec. 18, 1894.

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JEAN MARIEI-IEIMANN, OF SANDFELD, NEAR DORNAP, GERMANY.

SUSPENDABLEVMATCH-BOXL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.531,185, dated December 18, 1894.

Application filed August 19, 1893. Renewed November 13, 1894- serial No.528,685- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN MARIE HEIMANN, manufacturer, a subject of theKing of Prussia, and a resident of Sandfeld, near Dornap, i'nthe'Kingdorn of Prussia, German Empire, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Suspendable Match-Boxes, of

which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to a suspendable metal case constructed intwo parts which can contain the usual sizeSwedish safety match boxes.The case is so arranged that one can only partially open the match box,and atthe same time use the same for striking the matches.

In order to make my invention more fully intelligible reference is madeto the accompanying drawings in which similarletters are used to denotesimilar parts throughout the several figures.

Figure 1 is a view of the case suspended to a chain, showing its use inany place or position. Fig. 2 shows the metal case opened. Fig. 3 showsthe case with the half-opened match box at the moment it is being used.Fig. 4, is a sectional view through the case and box, showing the box inits normal position in full lines, and its partially withdrawn positionin dotted lines.

The two parts aand b of the metal case, one of which is larger than theother, are hinged together at c, the hinge serving at the same time as aconnection between the chain d and easing. To the top of a is attached aflat spring 6 ending in a catch. e can be made by hand to catch in theopening in the part b as soon as the match box 9' has been placed in thecase. the smaller part a on being closed. Both parts a and b have wideopenings h, leaving both striking surfaces of the match box ex posed.One of the two parts, as for instance a b, is further provided with anarrow guide The larger part b slightly overlaps holds the match-boxfirmly, whenthe two parts of the case are closed together. On

drawing out the guide bar Z this pin n also used as follows: The parts aand b are first opened by a pressureon the spring e at the opening f thematch-box is then inserted so that its outer shell is held firm by thecatches o in the part a, while on closing the parts a pressed into thedrawer of the match-box, which is slightly drawn forward for thepurpose. As soon as the spring e has been snapped to, the case isclosed, and the matchbox can no longer fall out. If itis required totake out a match, one draws the guide bar Zout by means of the handle m,as far as the buttons 1' will permit, 1 (2., so far that a match can beremoved, but the remaining matches can not fall out, as the box is onlydrawn out about one third of its length and as the matches are arrangedvertically in saidv box (lengthwise thereof) this leaves about twothirds of the match confined within the drawer by the box. of thestriking surfaces exposed through the slits h. After use, the guide barland drawer can be pushed back, or even left out as'it is impossible forthe matches to fall out.

The invention provides a very desirable receptacle for the safety matchboxes as by it the match box can be suspended in a readily accessibleposition but above the reach of small children, and thus not be leftlying around in positions from which itis liable to be removed ormisplaced, and the matches may be withdrawn as readily-as from theunconfined match box. A

Having now described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

Asuspendable match box, consisting of the 'two parts aand b hingedtogether and slightly The match is then lighted on one overlaipping whenclosed, spring e and catch In witness whereof I have hereunto signed f,wide slits h at the sides of said parts a and my name in the presence oftwo subscribing b, a further guide slit in, guide bar Z with Witnesses.

guide buttons 2', handle an and, pin '12, in part JEAN MARIE I-IEIMANN.5 b and catches 0 in part a, substantially for Witnesses:

the purpose herein described with reference WM. EssENWEIN,

to the accompanying drawings. T. I-IERMANN STRAUSS.

